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People play in the water in the heat at Santa Monica Beach on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
California urges power conservation for second day amid heat

By Christopher Weber Jun. 17, 2021 12:08 AM EDT

FILE - Boston Symphony Orchestra music director James Levine appears during a performance at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass., on July 7, 2006. Levine, who ruled over the Metropolitan Opera for 4 1/2 decades before being eased out when his health declined and then fired for sexual improprieties, died March 9, 2021 in Palm Springs, Calif., of natural causes, his physician of 17 years, Dr. Len Horovitz, said Wednesday, March 17. He was 77. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
James Levine, who ruled over Met Opera, dead at age 77

By Ronald Blum Mar. 17, 2021 10:44 AM EDT

This image released by Amazon Studios shows, from right, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree and Aldis Hodge in a scene from "One Night in Miami." (Patti Perret/Amazon Studios via AP)
With ‘Mank’ and ‘The Crown,’ Netflix dominates Globes noms

By Jake Coyle Feb. 03, 2021 09:28 AM EST

Harris English holds the champions trophy after the final round of the Tournament of Champions golf event, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (Matthew Thayer/The Maui News via AP)
No fans at Riviera, no amateurs in Palm Springs for PGA Tour

By Doug Ferguson Jan. 12, 2021 08:07 PM EST

Palm Springs officers exposed to coronavirus by spitting man

Jan. 05, 2021 05:05 PM EST
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Four Palm Springs police officers were placed on quarantine for 10 days after being exposed to COVID-19 by a man who spit on them...

People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus wait for traffic light to walk along pedestrian crossings in the Shibuya area of Tokyo Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says vaccine approval is being speeded up to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and he promised to consider declaring a state of emergency. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 1200 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: China's Hebei toughens virus rules over outbreak

By The Associated Press Jan. 05, 2021 01:51 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2002 file photo, singer and actor Trini Lopez poses in Dallas. Trini Lopez, a singer and guitarist who gained fame for his versions of “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had a Hammer” in the 1960s and took his talents to Hollywood, has died. He was 83. Filmmaker P. David Ebersole confirmed that Lopez died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., from COVID-19. (Cheryl Diaz Meyer/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
Trini Lopez, 1960s-era singer mentored by Sinatra, dies

By Russell Contreras And Hillel Italie Aug. 11, 2020 07:21 PM EDT

This image released by Hulu shows Cristin Milioti, left, and Andy Samberg in a scene from the film "Palm Springs." (Jessica Perez/Hulu via AP)
'Palm Springs' arrives for the Groundhog Days of quarantine

By Jake Coyle Jul. 07, 2020 06:18 PM EDT

Children play on the beach in Monterey, Calif., Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Californians are being wooed by local tourism boards promising safe and clean lodging, dining and sightseeing in a bid to boost the state's devastated economy. (AP Photo/Michael Liedtke)
California woos in-state travelers with safety campaigns

By Janie Har Jul. 04, 2020 11:43 AM EDT

Manager at California casino tests positive for virus

Jun. 12, 2020 11:09 AM EDT
CABAZON, Calif. (AP) — A manager at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Southern California has tested positive for the coronavirus, the resort said Friday....

FILE - In this April 21, 2018 file photo, the sun sets over the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals have been canceled for 2020 due to coronavirus concerns. Riverside County's public health officer signed an order Wednesday, June 10, 2020, to cancel the popular festivals this year outside Palm Springs, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Coachella, Stagecoach canceled this year over virus concerns

Jun. 10, 2020 08:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2018, file photo, DJ Art Laboe sits in his Palm Springs, Calif., studio and talks about his 75 years in the radio business. Laboe, 94, and "Con Salsa!" radio host Jose Masso, 69, of Boston, are using their shows that are popular among Latinos to help bridge the isolation felt with the novel coronavirus and anxieties around national unrest. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras,File)
Legendary DJs use shows to ease virus exile among Latinos

By Russell Contreras Jun. 01, 2020 12:06 AM EDT